United States v. Siu Kuen Ma

OPINION

NOONAN, Circuit Judge.

Siu Kuen Ma appeals the sentence imposed by the district court following her plea of guilty to three counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957. The district court did not engage in the colloquy with her required by Fed. R.Crim.P. 11(c)(6). While the appeal was pending, the legal landscape on Rule 11 error was altered by United States v. Vonn, — U.S. -, 122 S.Ct. 1043, 152 L.Ed.2d 90 (2002). Under Vonn, Ma has failed to show that the error affected her substantial rights or that it “seriously affect[ed] the fairness, integrity or public reputation…